middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Japanese person; Japanese people
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
letter; missive; note; mail
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become frosted; to become frosty
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
green grass; young (fresh) grass
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection